Best Chris Difford Podcasts (2024)

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S8E10: Pete Townshend & Rachel Fuller 1:03:15

32m ago1:03:15

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This week on Rockonteurs we welcome Pete Townshend and Rachel Fuller to the podcast to discuss their new musical and literary collaboration, The Seeker. Authored and composed by Rachel with additional music and lyrics by Pete, it brings to life the Hesse novel Siddhartha in a brand new and beautiful way. You can see it live in London at a one-off s…

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S8E9: Best Of... Legends 48:05

3d ago48:05

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Guy is on his way to LA on tour with David Gilmour and Gary is enjoying a little break this week, so we’ve compiled a few of our favourite ‘Legendary’ guests for a special ‘Best Of’ this week. With the new Bruce Springsteen film ‘Road Diary’ coming out this week on Disney +, we hear from his right-hand man Steven Van Zandt. Plus, newly inducted int…

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S8E7: Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim 1:08:25

11d ago1:08:25

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This week on the podcast we welcome the mighty Norman Cook to Rockonteurs. Norman is a multi-talented artist, producer, and world-famous DJ who started out as a bass player in the Housemartins. In this fascinating conversation with Guy and Gary he discusses how a certain Spandau Ballet were a huge catalyst in his early love of music and how that ca…

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S8E6: Matt Johnson 1:20:29

17d ago1:20:29

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This week on Rockonteurs we welcome Matt Johnson to the podcast. Matt grew up in a pub that played host to the Faces, The Kinks and even David Essex. Matt started ‘The The’ in 1979 and as part of the band worked with a wonderful rotating cast of fellow artists such as Johnny Marr, Gail Ann Dorsey, and Sinèad O’Connor to name but a few. Matt’s new a…

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S8E5: Stephen Morris 1:13:02

25d ago1:13:02

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This week on the podcast we thank Steven Wilson for hooking us up with Stephen Morris of New Order. Stephen is often regarded as the original drum machine and in this episode chats to Guy and Gary about being the last member to join Joy Division, the evolution to New Order and his battle with primitive technology to make some of the early New Order…

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S8E4: Gilbert O'Sullivan 1:10:36

1M ago1:10:36

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This week on Rockonteurs we welcome singer, songwriter Gilbert O’Sullivan to the podcast. Gilbert (real name Ray) has been making music since the early 1970s and has enjoyed some huge hits here and in the US with tracks like ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’, ‘Clair’ and ‘Get Down’. He is incredibly prolific and never stops writing, recording and touring. …

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The New Music Show Special Interview with Tom Hingley (former front man of Inspiral Carpets) 1:21:35

1M ago1:21:35

1:21:35

We're back for a very very special feature show with an exclusive in depth interview with the music legend, Tom Hingley. Tom is the hardest working musician in the UK and the former front man from the popular 90s Indie band Inspiral Carpets (the band Noel Gallagher famously used to roadie for). In his latest solo album release, The Grand Mal, Tom t…

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S8E3: Norman Perry 1:02:04

1M ago1:02:04

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This week on Rockonteurs we take a fascinating look behind the business of music. Music merchandise is a multi-million-dollar empire, and everyone has their favourite band T-shirt, but where did it start and how does it impact the bands and artist estates that it benefits. Norman Perry runs one of the most successful music merchandise companies Per…

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S8E2: Paul Cook 1:10:31

2M ago1:10:31

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This week on the podcast, we welcome Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook to the show. Paul is a fabulous raconteur, and he has some incredible stories from a moment in music history when one band and one album created a music genre that changed everything. He chats to Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt about his journey, his influences, and how the Sex Pistols expl…

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S8E1: David Gilmour 54:40

2M ago54:40

54:40

Rockonteurs Returns. This is the one we have all been waiting for. We are delighted to welcome our friend David Gilmour to the podcast. Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt join David onboard his beautiful studio ‘Astoria’ on the banks of the river Thames for a fascinating conversation about the history of the studio, and the brand-new David Gilmour album ‘Luck…

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Best of…90s and 00s 1:01:55

3M ago1:01:55

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This week Gary and Guy are in Italy as their European tour with ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ continues and they are playing some stunning venues. They share tales of a special sightseeing trip to Charlie Chaplin’s house, and we hear how the tour is going….are they even still on speaking terms? This week we share some clips from some of our f…

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Best Of... Drummers 1:02:24

4M ago1:02:24

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This week Gary and Guy are in Munich as their European tour with ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ continues. They share tales of their jaunt round Germany and seeing as they are touring with one of the greatest drummers of all time, we thought we’d revisit some of those iconic guests such as Mick Fleetwood, Stewart Copeland, Kenney Jones and the…

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Best Of... Icons of the 80s 2 1:10:07

4M ago1:10:07

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This week Gary and Guy continue their tour around Europe with ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ and share some of the tales from a life on the road and how touring has changed for them both over the years. Guy shares a hilarious story of how we was nearly lost in the desert! Plus, we dive into the archive and enjoy some of our favourite guests fr…

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Best Of... Producers 1:04:55

4M ago1:04:55

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Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt continue their UK tour this week with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – but found time to spend even more time together to record a special episode where they chat about working with some of the best producers in the industry. It’s a fascinating insight into the behind-the-scenes recording process for bands like Pink Floyd…

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S4 Ep13: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Fran Healy 40:30

4M ago40:30

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For a bonus episode of his podcast, Chris welcomes Travis frontman Fran Healy. Emerging from Glasgow in the mid 90s, and now in their fourth decade together, Travis were inspirational to a number of like-minded British guitar bands like Coldplay, Snow Patrol and Keane. Travis 2nd album, 1999's 'The Man Who', was a became a huge hit globally, fuelle…

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Best Of... On Tour Summer 2024 1:06:06

4M ago1:06:06

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Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt continue to tour the UK this week with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – so here is a ‘Best Of’ episode that features some of our favourite guests who are also on tour this year. Get tickets from the artists website. On the show we hear from Neil Finn from Crowded House – who play the Isle of Wight Festival this summer and…

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S7E9: Guy Garvey 1:09:35

5M ago1:09:35

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This week on Rockonteurs we welcome a true National Treasure to the series, a songwriter, a musician, broadcaster and all-round lovely bloke, it’s Guy Garvey. Guy shares his story of his working-class routes, falling in love with a broad range of music thanks to his sisters all having such eclectic tastes. He also shares how Elbow started with mode…

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S7E8: Alan Edwards 1:07:44

5M ago1:07:44

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This week on the podcast Gary and Guy chat to the legendary music PR Alan Edwards. Alan is the man who is responsible for keeping some of the biggest names in music in (and sometimes out) of the papers! He has worked with an incredible roster of artists from Blondie, The Sex Pistols, the Spice Girls, The Rolling Stones, and David Bowie. His new boo…

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S4 Ep12: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Mark Knopfler 42:37

5M ago42:37

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Joining Chris is Mark Knopfler, the revered singer-songwriter and a masterful guitar player, with a totally distinctive sound and style. Always fascinated with music, Mark worked as a junior reporter and studied English before finally realising his long held dream of finding the right band. That band was Dire Straits, whose ascent was remarkable wi…

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S7E7: John Oates 1:12:24

5M ago1:12:24

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Gary chat to singer, songwriter, and record producer John Oates. John, with his former co-writer Daryl Hall produced some of the greatest songs of the 70s and 80s making them the most successful musical duo of all time selling over 80 million albums. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. …

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S4 Ep11: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Alan Edwards 48:27

5M ago48:27

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Joining Chris for this episode is legendary PR man Alan Edwards. During his 45 years working in the music industry he's worked with the likes of David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Spice Girls, Michael Jackson, The Stranglers, Blondie, Paul McCartney and Amy Winehouse. Alan began his career under the tutelage of another music PR legend, Keith Alth…

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S4 Ep10: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Guy Chambers 40:48

6M ago40:48

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Joining Chris today is songwriter Guy Chambers, best known for his work co-writing hits like 'Millennium', 'Angels', 'Let Me Entertain You' and 'Rock DJ' with Robbie Williams. Having graduated from The Guildhall School Of Music, Guy went straight to work with Julian Cope, then joined The Waterboys before moving onto World Party. And alongside his h…

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S7E6: Brian Auger 1:06:50

6M ago1:06:50

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This brilliant Brian Auger joins Gary and Guy this week for another must listen episode of Rockonteurs. Brian is a total gent and was there from the earliest days of Rock and Roll as the go to organ and piano guy. He formed The Steampacket with Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, and Rod Stewart in 1965. His influence is felt far and wide in the busi…

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S4 Ep9: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Eddi Reader 40:19

6M ago40:19

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Chris is joined by Scottish vocalist Eddi Reader for this episode, to chat about her fascinating career in music. From busking around Europe, to singing backing vocals for artists as diverse as Gang of Four, Eurythmics and Alison Moyet to finding fame - and having a number one single - with Fairground Attraction. But the band's success was fleeting…

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S7E5: Jimmy Webb 1:17:46

6M ago1:17:46

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This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy welcome one of the greatest ever songwriters to the podcast, in fact Jimmy Webb is the only artist ever to receive a Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchestration. Jimmy has written for Glen Campbell, Linda Ronstadt, the Supremes, Art Garfunkel and even Richard Harris! From a childhood raised on church mus…

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S4 Ep8: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Corinne Bailey Rae 43:02

6M ago43:02

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Chris' guest in this episode is Leeds born singer songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Though Corinne appeared to have success straight away with her first single, 'Like A Star', she'd already been through the painful process of having her first band fall apart - the punky 3 piece Helen she'd formed with friends. But a change in musical direction - partl…

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S7E4: Joe Elliott 2 1:07:49

6M ago1:07:49

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This week we welcome Joe Elliott back to the podcast. Joe is in town to talk about the reissue of Pyromania and it doesn’t take long before Guy, Gary, and Joe are discussing their favourite artists and their favourite gigs. Joe is the perfect guest for this podcast because he’s such a music fan as much as being a global rock and roll star. The 40th…

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S4 Ep7: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Wolfgang Van Halen 37:03

6M ago37:03

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In this episode, Chris welcomes rapidly rising rock star Wolfgang Van Halen. Now fronting his own band, Mammoth, Wolfie made his stage debut at 16 playing bass alongside his dad Eddie and uncle Alec in the legendary rock band Van Halen. Like his dad, Wolfie started his musical journey playing drums, before also picking up the guitar and bass. For h…

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S7E3: Phil Manzanera 2 1:17:15

6M ago1:17:15

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This week on the podcast we welcome Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera to the show. Chatting about his incredible childhood of island hopping that lead to his diverse musical influence. Phil also chats to Guy and Gary about his new book ‘Revolución to Roxy’ which is out now and available to buy. Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Product…

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